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Colin Grabow, Scott Lincicome, and Kyle Handley For all of President Donald Trump’s talk about reciprocity, it turns out that he just wanted higher tariffs. After weeks of threatening “reciprocal”…

Tad DeHaven Where does one begin? Well, in no particular order, and certainly not a complete listing, here are five absurd aspects of President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tax hike on…

Jeremy Horpedahl and Phillip W. Magness While the Trump administration had already rolled out tariff increases against our largest trading partners—Canada, Mexico, and China—several weeks ago (and then delayed some…

Thomas A. Berry President Donald Trump has singled out several of the nation’s largest law firms for serious, potentially business-ending sanctions by executive fiat, citing the firms’ past representation of…

Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett On April 2, the Senate unveiled a new budget blueprint, a crucial step in using reconciliation to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda. This budget isn’t…

Michael F. Cannon As the United States government barrels toward a debt crisis, both House and Senate Republicans seem content to keep forcing taxpayers to overpay for low-quality health care. Senate…

Patrick G. Eddington A new book, The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley to Eisenhower, by Cato’s Patrick G. Eddington, a senior fellow in homeland security…

Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), its mission is partly to “[regulate] the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect the…

Michael F. Cannon Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has announced and begun implementing the elimination of 10,000 positions at the Department of Health and Human Services. He is also reorganizing…

Jeffrey A. Singer According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), over 6.1 million people over age 12 have opioid use disorder (OUD). Increasing access to OUD…